All posts tagged "2016-17 Grand Prix Final"
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181Figure Skating NewsHanyu wins fourth consecutive Grand Prix Final
Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu won his fourth consecutive ISU Grand Prix Final with 293.90 points on the strength of his short program in...
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139Figure Skating NewsMedvedeva defends Grand Prix Final title
Despite a shaky start in her routine, overnight leader Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia was able to defend (227.66) her title at the...
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159Figure Skating NewsVirtue and Moir set a new record score in Marseille
Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (197.22) defeated France’s Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (192.81) for the second time this year to...
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126Figure Skating NewsTarasova and Morozov stage upset in the Grand Prix Final
Russia’s Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov achieved the first major victory of their career, finishing first in Marseille, France, ahead of the...
Did you Know?
Elaine Zayak (CAN), the 1982 World champion and 1981 U.S. National champion, was the first woman to consistently land many triple jumps in her programs. Zayak lost three toes on her left foot (her takeoff foot) in a lawn mower accident at the age of two. On the advice of her doctors, she began figure skating as physical therapy. Her left boot was stabilized with a wood mold to compensate for the irregularity in the shape of her left foot.